Top House Republicans said the Senate repeal of presidential authorization for use of military force in Iraq won’t get a rubber stamp from the lower chamber, but they are interested in modernizing laws granting the president the power to conduct military operations overseas.
The Senate voted 67 to 28 on Tuesday in a key test vote on bipartisan legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization Congress passed green-lighting the war in Iraq as well as a 1991 authorization allowing U.S. military action in the Gulf War.“I think it would probably be modernizing,” Mr. McCarthy told reporters at a House GOP conference in Orlando.
“Congress needs to own a comprehensive replacement AUMF in consultation with our military commanders and the intelligence community,” Mr. McCaul told The Washington Times. “Piecemeal repeal of those Iraq authorities is not a serious contribution to war powers reform.” “We are 20 years into this now,” Mr. McCarthy said. “I think it’s very healthy that we take this up and look at this.”
Mr. McCarthy said he won’t oppose repealing the 2002 measure authorizing the Iraq war but he expected it will be modernized rather than eliminated.
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